Grew up on an indian reservation and.....??
Question: my life on the reservation has been a rough one, I'm sure it 's like that every where, but! were your ancestors murdered and made to live a way that was not them? yes, this happened over 100 yrs. ago but, it has never been justified and now most natives are plain flat out confused about what to do in today's society? what's wrong with some of us? we try to fit in but it just seems hopeless. I am having a tough time in college and I have had a hard time getting things done, it just feels like a waiste of time, but in reality I need to get this degree! I just am having a tough time excepting who I am(native american), cause I have experienced some ignorance and racism still, and i hate it when some the caucasian people put me beneath them and treat me like trash.
Answers: I'm caucasian but I have native roots in my family and dated a Native American for a long time. My ex had a tough time in college too and always said it was because it was so structured and the skills to be learned weren't always clear. Plus it was easier to quit and go home and be with everyone who didn't go to college and not be teased.
Sometimes people, not just Native Americans, need to discover themselves in other settings in order to find out what's important. Traveling to another country or living in another area, studying another language or learning a skill from one person who teaches you what they know are all ways of learning and growing and not necessarily sitting in a classroom. Maybe you need to experience some life rather than hearing about it.
Yes, you should get your degree but check out programs abroad or internships or even taking a year off and back-packing Europe/Australia/Mexico/Latin America to broaden your horizons and give you a look at other people's struggles as well. This may help you get back on track and know more of who you are and what is important in your life now and what you want to become.
Been there. Hopi and Zuni Reservations, many years ago. Papa was a teacher working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. You wanna tell me what it's like being a minority? I was one of two non-Native boys in Orabi and the ONLY non-Native boy in Zuni. Bet'cha you can imagine the fun the other boys had with me! No, most of the time it was actually little different than when we finally moved back to white country ...but when y'ticked someone off, you really learned what it's like to be the other .
Yo! You cannot go back and change what happened a hundred and more years ago. You can confront what's happening today. That's where your energies should go. Look, if y'got into college, you're bright enough to go on, get a degree, and go back home to become a stand-out leader. Others have, so why not you? Fellow by the name of Ray Halbritter - an Oneida - went on to law school despite hundreds of years of oppression and put-downs, and now he's the elected leader of the Oneidas. Under his leadership, the Nation has become a potent force to deal with in upstate New York, where the main group of Ondeida is based. I've met Halbritter and heard him speak. He's no superman, but niether is he a fool. And under his leadership, the Oneida have managed to redress a great many ages-old greviances with the State of New York and the Federal Government. No, they have not achieved all they wished, but dwelling on the past and getting all grumpy and discouraged when you encounter life's rough spots is a friggin' waste of time. I could sit here and gripe about how my Irish ancestor was treated by other white folks when he immigrated here, but what would be the point - I can't go back and whup their behinds for 'em, now can I?
That was like, more than seven generations ago...
Hey, man, you're one of the finest: y'proved it by getting into school in the first place. Keep on keeping on - kick a*s*S and take names! You'll make it! And your family and your nation - native and non-native alike - will be the better 'cause you are here.
I lived on the Navajo rez in New Mexico for 13 years, and I was treated like crap becaue I'm white!
It sounds like your going threw some tough times. I have also had people treat me like nothing. But I am also considered wierd and an outcast to most people. This normally happens in an enviroment your not use to or that you feel you dont belong in. You may be dealing with procastitation when it comes to getting things done. This happens alot to some people. and it is not an easy thing to get over. Also you must learn to except yourself regardless of race or anything else for that matter. Learn more about yourself and explore yourself. Meditation can help in this alittle.
I am not sure if any of my ansestors where involed with what happened to your people. But I am sorry for what has happened to them. It seems this world has a history have a repeated history of that sort of thing. Rome had slaughtered many tibes of germany, briton, france, and even around italy in the name of conquest. France tried to do the same to other european countries in the name to bring there ideal of a civilation to other countries they consider uncivilized or sophiciated. Germans in world war II tried to to kill anyone who was not german because the felt they where a surpior race to every one else (Hitler's doing there). Human nature is a scary thing. It seem people are natural threatened by other people who live and think a different way then they do.
Answers: I'm caucasian but I have native roots in my family and dated a Native American for a long time. My ex had a tough time in college too and always said it was because it was so structured and the skills to be learned weren't always clear. Plus it was easier to quit and go home and be with everyone who didn't go to college and not be teased.
Sometimes people, not just Native Americans, need to discover themselves in other settings in order to find out what's important. Traveling to another country or living in another area, studying another language or learning a skill from one person who teaches you what they know are all ways of learning and growing and not necessarily sitting in a classroom. Maybe you need to experience some life rather than hearing about it.
Yes, you should get your degree but check out programs abroad or internships or even taking a year off and back-packing Europe/Australia/Mexico/Latin America to broaden your horizons and give you a look at other people's struggles as well. This may help you get back on track and know more of who you are and what is important in your life now and what you want to become.
Been there. Hopi and Zuni Reservations, many years ago. Papa was a teacher working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. You wanna tell me what it's like being a minority? I was one of two non-Native boys in Orabi and the ONLY non-Native boy in Zuni. Bet'cha you can imagine the fun the other boys had with me! No, most of the time it was actually little different than when we finally moved back to white country ...but when y'ticked someone off, you really learned what it's like to be the other .
Yo! You cannot go back and change what happened a hundred and more years ago. You can confront what's happening today. That's where your energies should go. Look, if y'got into college, you're bright enough to go on, get a degree, and go back home to become a stand-out leader. Others have, so why not you? Fellow by the name of Ray Halbritter - an Oneida - went on to law school despite hundreds of years of oppression and put-downs, and now he's the elected leader of the Oneidas. Under his leadership, the Nation has become a potent force to deal with in upstate New York, where the main group of Ondeida is based. I've met Halbritter and heard him speak. He's no superman, but niether is he a fool. And under his leadership, the Oneida have managed to redress a great many ages-old greviances with the State of New York and the Federal Government. No, they have not achieved all they wished, but dwelling on the past and getting all grumpy and discouraged when you encounter life's rough spots is a friggin' waste of time. I could sit here and gripe about how my Irish ancestor was treated by other white folks when he immigrated here, but what would be the point - I can't go back and whup their behinds for 'em, now can I?
That was like, more than seven generations ago...
Hey, man, you're one of the finest: y'proved it by getting into school in the first place. Keep on keeping on - kick a*s*S and take names! You'll make it! And your family and your nation - native and non-native alike - will be the better 'cause you are here.
I lived on the Navajo rez in New Mexico for 13 years, and I was treated like crap becaue I'm white!
It sounds like your going threw some tough times. I have also had people treat me like nothing. But I am also considered wierd and an outcast to most people. This normally happens in an enviroment your not use to or that you feel you dont belong in. You may be dealing with procastitation when it comes to getting things done. This happens alot to some people. and it is not an easy thing to get over. Also you must learn to except yourself regardless of race or anything else for that matter. Learn more about yourself and explore yourself. Meditation can help in this alittle.
I am not sure if any of my ansestors where involed with what happened to your people. But I am sorry for what has happened to them. It seems this world has a history have a repeated history of that sort of thing. Rome had slaughtered many tibes of germany, briton, france, and even around italy in the name of conquest. France tried to do the same to other european countries in the name to bring there ideal of a civilation to other countries they consider uncivilized or sophiciated. Germans in world war II tried to to kill anyone who was not german because the felt they where a surpior race to every one else (Hitler's doing there). Human nature is a scary thing. It seem people are natural threatened by other people who live and think a different way then they do.
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